27 events happening in Kyoto Prefecture on October 31, 2026 (Sat): festivals, markets, exhibitions and more.
PICK 43rd National Urban Greenery Fair, Kyoto Tamba Kyoto Kameoka Hozugawa Park and four other sites across Kyoto Tamba (Kameoka, Nantan, Kyotamba) · Hours vary by site (Wachi Wild Grass Garden: 9:00–17:00, last entry 16:00, closed Tuesdays) 
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Higashiyama Cube, Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30). Closed Mondays (open Oct 12 and Nov 23) · 〜12/6
Kyoto City Hall and 8 other venues across Kyoto
Viewing hours vary by venue · 〜11/9
Toei Kyoto Studio Park (Uzumasa Eigamura)
10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. (nighttime admission from 5:00 p.m.; the attraction plaza closes at 6:00 p.m., or 9:00 p.m. on Sept 19-22) · 〜11/29
17 university museums and partner venues in and around Kyoto
Opening hours and closing days vary by museum · 〜2/23
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Main Building, South Wing 1F
10:00–18:00 (last entry 17:30) ・Closed Mondays (open when Monday is a national holiday) · 〜12/20
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove path
18:00–21:00 (last entry 20:40) · 〜11/8
Kyoto Botanical Garden
9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:00) · 〜12/25
Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Kyoto National Museum
9:00–17:30 (last entry 17:00) ・Fridays until 20:00 (last entry 19:30) ・Closed Mondays (open 12 Oct and 23 Nov), plus Tue 13 Oct and Tue 24 Nov · 〜11/29
Nidec Kyoto Tower, Observation Deck 1F (Kyoto Tower Building 11F)
10:00–21:00（最終入場20:30） · 〜1/11
Kyoto Station Building (Station Square, north side of the North-South Free Passage, Muromachi-Koji Square, South Square, East Square) and temples around Kyoto
13:00–20:00 · 〜11/3
Entoku-in Temple (a sub-temple of Kodai-ji)
10:00–21:30 last entry (gates close 22:00); lights on at 17:00. Closed Dec 11 and 12 · 〜12/13
Kodai-ji Temple
9:00–22:00 (last entry 21:30; lights on from 17:00) · 〜12/13
Nijo Castle (Former Imperial Villa Nijo-jo)
18:00–22:00（最終入場21:00） · 〜12/5
Former Main Building of the Kyoto Prefectural Office
10:00〜17:00 · 〜11/3
Ninnaji Temple
Fridays, weekends and public holidays, 18:30–21:00 (entry 18:00–20:30; on Nov 20 entry opens at 18:30) No light-up on Nov 8 (Sun) and Nov 28 (Sat) · 〜12/13
Along the Sagano Romantic Train line (Torokko Saga Station to Torokko Kameoka Station)
From 16:30 until the last train (no service on Dec 16) · 〜12/29
Ninna-ji Temple, Shiro-shoin and Kuro-shoin
9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30; closes 16:00 on the final day) ・First half: Oct 25 (Sun) – Oct 31 (Sat) ・Second half: Nov 6 (Fri) – Nov 8 (Sun) ・Closed Nov 1–5 · 〜11/8
Kyoto Railway Museum, Main Building 1F ("How Trains Work / Train Workshop" area)
10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30) · 〜11/2
Chion-ji Temple grounds (Hyakumanben)
10:00–17:00 (on the first day, Oct 30, stalls open after the used-book memorial service) · 〜11/3
Kyoto Pulse Plaza (Kyoto Prefectural International Exhibition Hall), Main Exhibition Hall
10:00–17:00 (until 16:00 on the final day, Nov 1) · 〜11/1
Hankyu Arashiyama Station Riverside Plaza
10:00–16:00 (planned)
Rico cafe Kyoto (Nishinokyo Hijiri-cho, Nakagyo Ward)
12:00〜19:00
Shoryuji Castle Park and other venues in Nagaokakyo
・Oct 31 (Sat) – Nov 7 (Sat): Garasha Week ・Nov 8 (Sun): Procession and festival venues 10:00–16:00 · 〜11/8
Higashi Honganji Temple & Shosei-en Garden (Kikoku-tei)
18:00–22:00 (last entry 21:00; the Higashi Honganji area closes at 21:20, Shosei-en Garden at 22:00) · 〜12/6
Toji Temple (Kyoogokokuji)
18:00–21:30（受付は21:00まで） · 〜12/13
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Main Building "Hikari no Hiroma" (Hall of Light)
・Sat Oct 31: 11:00–18:00 ・Sun Nov 1: 10:00–17:00 · 〜11/1
